Open AccessWhat are the Patterns of Prophylactic Postoperative Oral Antibiotic Use After Foot and Ankle Surgery?
Author(s) -
David J. Ruta,
Anish R. Kadakia,
Todd A. Irwin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3733-4
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , ankle , regimen , antibiotics , exact test , foot (prosody) , foot and ankle surgery , statistical significance , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The CDC estimates 23% of healthcare-associated infections to be surgical site infections, with alarming prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms. While there is consensus regarding preoperative prophylaxis, orthopaedic surgeons' use of prophylactic postoperative oral antibiotics is less defined.
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